DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SRI LANKA SHARES U.S. CONCERN

UNCLAS COLOMBO 001662 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR ISN, EAP, IO, AND SA/INS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL UNSC PARM KNNP KN CE SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SRI LANKA SHARES U.S. CONCERN OVER NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST REF: SECSTATE 169418 ¶1. Charge delivered reftel demarche to MFA Additional Secretary for Political Affairs Geetha de Silva on October SIPDIS ¶10. Charge stressed the negative implications of the test for international efforts to combat proliferation, international terrorism, and the spread of weapons of mass destruction, and noted that the U.S. is encouraging other governments to denounce the North Korean action. Ambassador de Silva said the GSL is very concerned about this issue and will be watching closely developments at the UN Security Council in New York. She stressed that Sri Lanka is a signatory to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. MOORE